Notable: Sawyer Sparrow made the all-tournament team last year and returns as a senior outfielder/pitcher/infielder for the Green Wave. Ashbrook is trying to snap a seven-game losing streak.

BESSEMER CITY

Current record: 5-6, 3-4 Southern Piedmont

First-round game: 10 a.m. Monday against Hunter Huss

Last year’s tournament: Lost to Ashbrook 4-1 in the seventh-place game

Tournament championships: none

Notable: Bessemer City has played four extra-inning games this season, going 2-2 in those games. The Yellow Jackets beat North Lincoln 4-2 in 11 innings and Lincolnton 9-7 in 10 innings but lost to Cherryville 2-1 in eight innings and to Highland Tech 6-4 in 11 innings.

CHERRYVILLE

Current record: 5-7, 4-3 Southern Piedmont

First-round game: 7 p.m. Monday against North Gaston

Last year’s tournament: Lost to East Gaston 5-4 in the third-place game

Tournament championships: 2001, 2007

Notable: Junior pitcher/infielder Jonathan Carpenter leads a class of seven returning starters from last season and pitched a no-hitter earlier two weeks ago against Bessemer City. The Ironmen rank second in tournament history with 45 wins.

EAST GASTON

Current record: 6-5, 5-1 MEGA 7

First-round game: 4 p.m. Monday against Forestview

Last year’s tournament: Beat Cherryville 5-4 for third place

Tournament championships: 1988, 1996, 2003, 2008

Notable: Senior catcher Jared Chapman returns for the Warriors after making the 2012 all-tournament team. Matt Grimmett pitched a perfect game in the season opener against Hunter Huss. The Warriors ride a three-game winning streak into the tournament.

FORESTVIEW

Current record: 8-4, 3-2 Big South

First-round game: 4 p.m. Monday against East Gaston

Last year’s tournament: Reached the title game before losing 6-0 to South Point

Tournament championships: 2002, 2009

Notable: Forestview has won three of its last four and six of its last eight entering the tournament. The Jaguars have a pair of college commitments in Trey Stallings (Limestone) and Aaron Rumburg (Belmont Abbey). Senior outfielder Taylor Adams earned all-tournament honors last season.

HUNTER HUSS

Current record: 3-6, 1-4 Big South

First-round game: 10 a.m. Monday against Bessemer City

Last year’s tournament: Lost to North Gaston 7-6 in the fifth-place game

Tournament championships: none

Notable: Hunter Huss snapped a 57-game conference losing streak earlier this season with a 5-3 win over North Gaston. The Huskies are looking to win their tournament opener for the first time since 2007.

NORTH GASTON

Current record: 7-5, 3-3 Big South

First-round game: 7 p.m. Monday against Cherryville

Last year’s tournament: Beat Hunter Huss 7-6 for fifth place

Tournament championships: 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011

Notable: Pitcher/outfielder Jared Wallace and shortstop/pitcher Garrett Lowery are back on the roster after making the all-tournament team last year. Wallace (4-1) has pitched a perfect game this season.

SOUTH POINT

Current record: 10-0, 5-0 Big South

First-round game: 1 p.m. Monday against Ashbrook

Last year’s tournament: Beat Forestview 6-0 in the championship game

Tournament championships: 1989, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2012

Notable: South Point enters this tournament with an undefeated record for the third straight season. Pitcher/infielder Andrew Locklear is among the returnees after collecting tournament MVP honors last year as a junior. South Point leads the tournament in championships (seven) and wins (48).

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